Libyan Society for National Reconciliation and Charity Works Programme Title: Emergency WASH Assistance to vulnerable people in Benghazi, with a focus on children
Dear/sir UNICEF Referring to the programme named Emergency WASH Assistance to vulnerable people in Benghazi, with a focus on children. Which is cooperated with Libyan Society for National Reconciliation and Charity Works and UNICEF at 28/03/2017. This is the assessment report for the project activities. Programme: Assessment report for the project activities. A brief description of the city Benghazi Benghazi is the second most populous city in Libya, and the largest area in the country, it is located in eastern part of Libya. The distance between Tripoli and Benghazi about 1050 Km. The population there about 796.24 people/km 2, municipality No is 8, city code is 061, local time is (GMT +2). Tripoli Benghazi Libya map
The municipality local areas. Ard azwawi, Ard asref, Ard aslak, Sara esreen, Sara Dubai, Ard Paloun, Ard alhrash, Sooq alhout, almsaken, qmens,alragma,qanvoda, almakrwon, sooq zamzam, Sara omer be alase,sara soriya, alwfya, sooq alhaduka, abosnaybe, Benghazi city centre, Alkesh, Alhwary, Alberka, Alselmani, New Benghazi, Ras Obeida, Sidi Hussein, Gardens, Abu Atni, Al Fateh District, Airport Road, Qariones, Martyrs Al-Salawi, Al Orouba, Koueifieh, Sidi Khalifa, Beninah, Bouhademeh, Ruwaisat, Sidi Al-Sharif Street, Hotel, Al-Salabi Land, Land for Land, Land Al Kawadik, Masri Land, Ben Ali Land, Al Basiouni Land, Al Anzi Land, Al Muzairah, Green, Al Fawyhat, Al Sabri, Al Majoori, Al Mukhtar District, Land of Awqash, Tabelino, Al Rahba, Al Serti, Al Salam Neighborhood, Shabneh, Al Leithi, Land of Malum, Tekha, Sidi Younis. There are some returnees to their homes in Benghazi, such as Al-Leithy, ab-itny, ALkwarsh, Alhwary, Sedy Farj, and Kanfodi. The areas still have fight in Benghazi are al-balad and Al-Sabri. Benghazi landmarks Tibesti hotel Adawa Alslamya building The health sector in Benghazi The city has number of local health centres, and pharmacies, as well as some hospitals such as Benghazi medical centre, Aljala hospital, Alhowarry hospital, the seventh October Hospital, Aljomohri Hospital, chest diseases hospital, and children hospital. There are also private health centres. Actually the health sector has many problems because of the war in the city, consequently damage hospitals building, health centres and lack of medication.
Education sector In Benghazi there is the oldest university in Libya, is called Libyan University, the university was funded in 1955, which was at Qacer Almanar before campus had built. Then in 1968 the university campus is built and renamed as Benghazi University. Few years later the university renamed again as Qar Yuins University because is located at Qar Yuins suburb, where is located west the city. In 2011 the university renamed back as Benghazi University again. There are some other private universities such as Arabian Medical University, etc. the education in Benghazi also in all Libya provinces is compulsory and free, the compulsory education till finish secondary school. High education in Libya also free, but is not compulsory. As well as I mentioned above destruction from the war there is reached some educational institutions. Safe drinking water There is a big water system is supplied the city by drinking water, that is connected to main and sub-branch water networks which is connected to central tanks, the central tanks have great capacity stowage of water, these tanks are installed higher in order to press the water flow, there are other networks to supply the consumers afterwards. Beneficiaries from this water system are just population who live in Benghazi city centre. Other population are depend on water wells and cisterns., in Benghazi Municipality, General Company for Water and Wastewater is operating this water system. There is damage in the water system in the city due to same reason. Water pump is hanging in cistern
Wastewater drainage system With regarding to houses in city centre area are connected to wastewater network, which is supervised Benghazi Municipality and General Company for Water and Wastewater. Other areas are located out city centre rely on self-wastewater drainage system. So there are some wastewater drainage systems are affected because of the war there, which can enable the affected people to live in dignified hygiene conditions. A damaged wastewater drainage systems, which will enable the affected people to live in dignified hygiene conditions wastewater at a school where is IDPs live coordination meeting Libyan Society for National Reconciliation and Charity Works had achieved some tasks in Benghazi, in order to start project implementation. The tasks is clarified below.
19/04/2017 19/4/2017 Item date output notes Meetings with local authorities identify beneficiaries is Media, Red Crescent in Benghazi, in Benghazi to launch the done and agree on the Libyan Organization for Human project, plan assessment, share assessment results, and conduct joint monitoring and evaluation location of the project sites as per the findings of the assessment Rights, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Libya in Benghazi were invited. Libyan society meeting with Benghazi International Communication Committee item date output Meeting with local authorities in Benghazi (Municipality, Crisis Committees, Benghazi International Communication Committee, Libyan Organization for Human Rights, Red Crescent in Benghazi, and Media) were attendances. To identify beneficiaries and agree on the location of the project sites as per the findings of the assessment. Agreed to choose 5 schools Agreed to choose 5 IDPs camps agree on the location of plantation tree as well as per the findings of the assessment.
Coordination meeting pictures Our office branch in eastern province, which is a part of Libyan Society organization, conducted WASH assessment in 5 IDPs camps and 5 Schools across Benghazi, to identify the priority WASH needs of IDPs, is detailed in the table below. no Name of Institution Location family numbers number of family member number of childern male famle 1 Youth Intifada School Almajouri 20 84 29 29 2 Al - Masirah Al - Kabra School Bouzgeiba 27 150 45 42 3 School of Martyrs Bouzgeiba Bouzgeiba 37 150 50 37 4 Sadek Bala School Almajouri 18 67 21 22 5 Asmaa School Sayed Hussein 11 52 16 19 6 Almahed Alsahi Land of Quraysh 79 455 109 89 7 Qar Younis camp Qar Younis 15 75 23 21 8 Elhelis camp Elhelis 209 974 146 154 9 Ared Eshbana Camp Ared Eshbana 26 105 27 30 10 Abu Ehdimeh camp (2) Abu Ehdimeh 12 70 18 8 Total 454 2182 484 451 Total beneficiaries of WASH assessment 2182
Groups From the office branches in East province, during the assessments Clean-up campaigning The pictures below are show the locations have been chosen in order to implement clean-up campaigning. Places must clean-up
Sanitation The construction, rehabilitation and location of sanitation facilities which involved in the project, there is an example in those pictures below. sanitation facilities will be Rehabilitation In IDPs camps Additionally the primary school in Elhelis camp does not have sanitation facilities. Plantation Libyan Society for National Reconciliation and Charity Works sent a letter to Department of parks and public gardens in Benghazi, the letter about Selection of plantation areas. The department of parks and public gardens accept and agreed about proposed plantation areas as follow: o Almasken Garden (located in Abo atni). o Almrow Garden (located in Albrka). o Alhzaiz park (located in Alhzaiz Road). o Aljar Circle (located in Alslmani).
proposed plantation areas from the department of parks and public gardens finish